When entering a four year old Benton Community School District classroom between the months of January and February, you might hear the names Laura Numoroff, Karma WIlson, Mo Willams, or Eric Carle. During the months prior to that, our four year olds are becoming familiar with books and what the Author and Illustrator do, in order to gear up for after winter break, when we begin our preschool author study. Fast forward to the months after Christmas, we open the minds of our students and allow them time to experience, hands-on, what being an author and illustration is all about.
In Preschool, we use directed drawings to teach children how to draw the different characters from the stories we read and provide them with the tools they need to write and illustrate their own books in the book-making center. At the end of our eight-week author study, we celebrate the beloved author Dr.Seuss’ birthday week. So if you were asked, “Who is your favorite Childhood author?” Who would you choose?